An Albuquerque police officer and 20-year U.S. Army veteran has succumbed to injuries sustained during a traffic stop shooting last week.

An Albuquerque police officer and 20-year U.S. Army veteran has succumbed to injuries sustained during a traffic stop shooting last week.

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Updated: 5:39 PM MDT Oct 29, 2015

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WEBVTT WHO ARE OVERWHELMED BY HIS DEATH, AND WANT TO MAKE SURE HIS MEMORY LIVES ON. REPORTER: THERE ARE SO MANY EMOTIONS. IT'S HARD. YEAH. REPORTER: OVER THE DEATH OF OFFICER DANIEL WEBSTER. THESE LAWS ARE JUST. NO GOOD. REPORTER: A COMMUNITY STRUGGLING TO UNDERSTAND, WHY? THIS IS NONSENSE. THERE IS NO SENSE IN THIS. REPORTER: ON CENTRAL AND EUBANK THE PLACE WHERE OFFICER WEBSTER WAS SHOT LAST WEEK. PEOPLE LEFT FLOWERS THIS IS THE WORST OF THE WORST. REPORTER: RIBBONS I SAID, OH MY GOD. REPORTER: EVEN AN AFD SHIRT WITH NOTES. YOU WILL BE MISSED BUT NOT FORGOTTEN THANK YOU FOR LOOKING OUT FOR ME AND NOW WATCHING OVER ME SMALL GESTURES. AND EVEN MASSIVE ONES. SO MANY PEOPLE, HURTING. IT'S SAD. IT'S TERRIBLE YOU KNOW AND MY PRAYERS TO THE FAMILY. REPORTER: AND THERE ARE THE MOMENTS. IT SINKS IN. A 47-YEAR-OLD FATHER, HUSBAND 8 YEAR VETERAN OF THE FORCE IS GONE. REPORTER: ANYTHING YOU 'D LIKE TO SAY TO OFFICER WEBSTER'S FAMILY TONIGHT? I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY. REPORTER: AS PEOPLE PRAY FOR WEBSTER'S FAMILY THEY ALSO PRAY THE LAWS, NEED TO BE TOUGHER ON THESE GUYS. REPORTER: -- FOR CHANGE FOR JUSTICE AND FOR PEACE IN THEIR COMMUNITY. DOUG: APD SAYS CARDS, LETTERS AND POSTERS KEEP COMING. WE TOLD YOU ABOUT A MEMORY BOOK THAT'S BEEN GETTING BIGGER EVERY DAY. AND JUST A COUPLE OF HOURS AGO, THE DEPARTMENT SHARED THESE PHOTOS. YOU CAN SEE THE PILES OF MAIL, ALL TO SUPPORT OFFICER WEBSTER AND HIS FAMILY. APD HAS GOTTEN SO MANY, THEY'RE NOW LINING THE WALLS AT POLICE HEADQUARTERS. THE DEPARTMENT SAYS IT'S VERY THANKFUL FOR EVERYONE'S

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Community mourns officer's death

An Albuquerque police officer and 20-year U.S. Army veteran has succumbed to injuries sustained during a traffic stop shooting last week.